haplo-

English

Alternative forms

• aplo-

Etymology

Combining form from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “single, simple”).

Pronunciation

• (stress on first syllable; e.g., haplotype) IPA^(key): /ˈhæplə-/, /ˈhæplo‹ʊ-/
• (stress on second syllable; e.g., haplology) IPA^(key): /hæpˈlɒ-/
• (stress on later syllable; e.g., haplodeficient) IPA^(key): /ˌhæplə-/, /ˌhæplo‹ʊ-/

Prefix

haplo-

2. (genetics) Haploid: having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

   haplodepletion, haplodiploid, haplosis

4. Un-duplicating: where there was two identical copies, deleting the redundant copy. Analogy to haploid in genetics.

   haplography is misspelling a word by omitting a repeated letter (e.g. mispell) is the omission of a repeated syllable, haplology; a haplosegment is a segment of a millipede body that has half as many legs as the diplosegment parts of the body.

6. Simple.

   haploceratid, haplodont, haplostele

8. Single.

   haploscope, haploid, haplometrosis

10. (soil science) Haplic: soil that is typical of its kind.

    haploperox, haploxeralf, haploxeroll

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with haplo-

• haploandesitic
• haplocheirus
• haplochromine
• haplochromis
• haplocoelopsis
• haplogranitic
• haplophase
• haplotephritic

terms derived from haploid

• haplodepletion
• haplodiploid
• haplosis
• haploabnormal
• haploallele
• haploblock
• haplodiploid
• haplodiplontic
• haplogenotype
• haploid
• haplophasic
• haplophyte
• haploselfing
• haplotransplantation
• haplolethal

terms derived from halving

• haplography
• haplograph
• haplology
• haplology
• haplosegment

terms derived from simple

• haploceratid
• haplodont
• haplostele
• haplon

terms derived from single

• haploscope
• haploid
• haplometrosis

terms derived from haplic

• haploperox
• haploxeralf
• haploxeroll

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: haplo-
• Italian: aplo- (it)
• Polish: haplo- (pl)
• Portuguese: haplo-
• Russian: гапло- (gaplo-)
• Spanish: haplo-
• Swedish: haplo-

Anagrams

• HOLAP

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxap.lɔ/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aplɔ
• Syllabification: hap‧lo

Prefix

haplo-

1. haplo-

   ‎haplo- + ‎faza → ‎haplofaza

Derived terms

Category Polish terms prefixed with haplo- not found

Further reading

• haplo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN